Patient Care Technician Course!

Okay:

Hi everyone

Now that I have taken, and passed my NA State Board exam, I'm ready to move on to the next phase - which is taking a PCT course - Patient Care Technician.

Similarly to how we started the thread "CNA Graduates of May/June" etc, I figure why not start a thread on our experiences taking the Patient Care Technician course. Today was my first day of class, and I decided to stick with the same school I went to for my CNA class. Things went well, however, I'm a little concerned that the book I received isn't going to help much [It's very small]. Hopefully the lectures make up for what the book doesnt. If anyone has taken a PCT course already, or is taking it now, what book did your instructor use? Any recommendations as far as reading and/or resources?

The idea is to network, rant, and keep in touch here on this forum, for those of us who are considering, taking, and/or have already taken a PCT, Phlebotomy, or EKG course. Hopefully this thread brings some great discussion, just like the former thread . I feel like we are going on this journey together on Allnurses.com; part of the reason I love this site! It's our little "support group".

Please, feel free to introduce yourselves !

P.S. I found these sites, which are interesting:

American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians : http://www.aspt.org/certificationfaqs.html

and

Center for Phlebotomy Education: http://www.phlebotomy.com/

*Phlebotomy is the 1st module of my course : 6Weeks
Then, EKG Module : 6Weeks

When I move onto EKG, i'm sure i'll have references for that course as well..